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SB2442 • 2026

Regional Authorities and Special Districts

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and Title 7, Chapter 84, Part 5, relative to business improvement districts.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Powers, Lankford
Last action
2026-05-26
Official status
Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1018
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Regional Authorities and Special Districts

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2258, AS AMENDED.

What This Bill Does

  • ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2258, AS AMENDED.
  • AMENDMENT #1 r ewrites this bill to enact the "The Jeff Burkhart Act" to add counties to the forms of local government that may establish a self-financing central business improvement district under the Central Business Improvement District Act of 1990.
  • Presently, the act applies to an incorporated city, town, or metropolitan government.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

Amendment 1-0 to HB2258

Plain English: House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • House State & Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to HB2258 Crawford Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2442* House Bill No.
  • 2258 HA1103 013897 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.
Amendment 1-0 to SB2442

Plain English: Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.

  • Senate State and Local Government 1 Amendment No.
  • 1 to SB2442 Briggs Signature of Sponsor AMEND Senate Bill No.
  • 2442* House Bill No.
  • 2258 SA0885 013897 - 1 - by deleting all language after the enacting clause and substituting: SECTION 1.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Comp. became Pub. Ch. 1018

  2. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Effective date(s) 05/19/2026

  3. 2026-05-26 Tennessee General Assembly

    Pub. Ch. 1018

  4. 2026-05-19 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Governor.

  5. 2026-05-07 Tennessee General Assembly

    Transmitted to Governor for his action.

  6. 2026-05-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by Senate Speaker

  7. 2026-04-30 Tennessee General Assembly

    Signed by H. Speaker

  8. 2026-04-29 Tennessee General Assembly

    Enrolled; ready for sig. of H. Speaker.

  9. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Companion House Bill substituted

  10. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed Senate, Ayes 31, Nays 0

  11. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Amendment withdrawn. (Amendment 1 - SA0885)

  12. 2026-04-23 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate substituted House Bill for companion Senate Bill.

  13. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/23/2026

  14. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Senate Reset on calendar for 4/23/2026

  15. 2026-04-22 Tennessee General Assembly

    Received from House, Passed on First Consideration

  16. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 4/22/2026

  17. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Engrossed; ready for transmission to Sen.

  18. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Sponsor(s) Added.

  19. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed H., as am., Ayes 85, Nays 0, PNV 0

  20. 2026-04-21 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA1103)

  21. 2026-04-20 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage, refer to Senate Calendar Committee

  22. 2026-04-16 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/20/2026

  23. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee calendar for 4/21/2026

  24. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    H. Placed on Regular Calendar for 4/16/2026

  25. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Calendar & Rules Committee for 4/14/2026

  26. 2026-04-14 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass; ref to Calendar & Rules Committee

  27. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. Finance, Ways, and Means Committee for 4/14/2026

  28. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass by s/c ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  29. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee for 4/8/2026

  30. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Finance, Ways, and Means Subcommittee

  31. 2026-04-08 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass. if am., ref. to Finance, Ways, and Means Committee

  32. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 4/8/2026

  33. 2026-04-01 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 4/8/2026

  34. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Finance, Ways, and Means Committee Ayes 9, Nays 0 PNV 0

  35. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  36. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/31/2026

  37. 2026-03-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/31/2026

  38. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/25/2026

  39. 2026-03-24 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/25/2026

  40. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/24/2026

  41. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/24/2026

  42. 2026-03-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  43. 2026-03-17 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action deferred in Senate State and Local Government Committee to 3/24/2026

  44. 2026-03-12 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/18/2026

  45. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on Senate State and Local Government Committee calendar for 3/17/2026

  46. 2026-03-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/18/2026

  47. 2026-03-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate State and Local Government Committee

  48. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/11/2026

  49. 2026-03-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Action def. in State & Local Government Committee to 3/11/2026

  50. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Introduced, Passed on First Consideration

  51. 2026-03-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Approved by Delayed Bills Committee

  52. 2026-02-25 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on cal. State & Local Government Committee for 3/4/2026

  53. 2026-02-18 Tennessee General Assembly

    Rec. for pass, if am. by s/c ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  54. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Placed on s/c cal Cities & Counties Subcommittee for 2/18/2026

  55. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Assigned to s/c Cities & Counties Subcommittee

  56. 2026-02-11 Tennessee General Assembly

    Ref. to State & Local Government Committee

  57. 2026-02-05 Tennessee General Assembly

    P2C, caption bill, held on desk - pending amdt.

  58. 2026-02-04 Tennessee General Assembly

    Intro., P1C.

  59. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Refer to Senate Delayed Bills Committee

  60. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

  61. 2026-02-02 Tennessee General Assembly

    Filed for introduction

Official Summary Text

ON APRIL 21, 2026, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 2258, AS AMENDED.

AMENDMENT #1 r
ewrites this bill to enact the "The Jeff Burkhart Act" to add counties to the forms of local government that may establish a self-financing central business improvement district under the Central Business Improvement District Act of 1990. Presently, the
act applies to an incorporated city, town, or metropolitan government.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
HOUSE BILL 2258
By Lankford

SENATE BILL 2442
By Powers
SB2442
012623
- 1 -

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 5 and
Title 7, Chapter 84, Part 5, relative to business
improvement districts.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 7-84-513, is amended by deleting the
language "nor more than forty-five (45) days" and substituting "nor more than sixty (60) days".
SECTION 2. This act takes effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring it.